facile princeps

American  

[fah-ki-le pring-keps, fas-uh-lee prin-seps] / ˈfɑ kɪˌlɛ ˈprɪŋ kɛps, ˈfæs ə li ˈprɪn sɛps /

Latin.

1. easily the first or best.

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facile princeps British  

/ ˈfæsɪlɪ ˈprɪnsɛps /

noun

1. an obvious leader

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Etymology

Origin of facile princeps

literally: easily first

Example Sentences

"Give him a clear field, such as the statesmen and financiers of Europe have, where there are no wrongheaded and befooled constituencies to be reckoned with, and he would be facile princeps among them."

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

In that article it is easy to recognise the Roman hand of the facile princeps among living comparative anatomists.

From Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. by White, Adam

The Clyde stands facile princeps in this most important branch of industry.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

I should almost call this publication "facile princeps Catalogorum"—in its way.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

Among the media of our day, Home is naturally facile princeps.

From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de